2001 revised version: CLASS 0 is born

In 2001, the standard was revised to address the needs of applications where air purity is essential. These include industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, electronics, automotive painting and textiles. In these cases, risk of contamination must be excluded to avoid severe consequences: spoiled or unsafe products, production downtime or damage to brand and reputation.

The 2001 revision established a more comprehensive outlook by specifying the measurement of total oil content, as opposed to the earlier edition which called for the measurement of aerosols and liquids alone and not the vapors, below 35°C. Moreover, to the existing purity classes 1 through 5, a new and more stringent class was added: ISO 8573-1 CLASS 0.

Published date: 2008-11-01 09:00